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alkylating agent

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000386

A type of drug that is used in the treatment of cancer. It interferes with the cell's DNA and inhibits cancer cell growth.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000386
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000386",
  "term": "alkylating agent",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of drug that is used in the treatment of cancer. It interferes with the cell's DNA and inhibits cancer cell growth.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/alkylating-agent/"
}

Record 660 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.